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Mrs. Pilipow from South Bend IN is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Take A Seat!

My students need a beautiful, clean rug to meet for our community meetings and presentations.

  • $445 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

If I could describe my classroom in five words, they would be: authentic, rigorous, supportive, engaging, and community. Our classroom is full of energetic 1st through 3rd graders.

In a Montessori classroom, each student is in charge of their own learning, with the teacher being their guide.

With each student learning at their own pace, they are free to sit where they would like in the classroom. Some choose to sit at a desk, while others choose a rug on the floor.

We focus on community building and taking time to get to know each child in the classroom.

My Project

Our beautiful, Montessori community is in need of a classroom rug! We will be using this rug for our community meetings each day. As a teacher and their guide in learning, the students can join me for presentations at this rug or comfortably work on materials of their choice.

“Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world."- Maria Montessori

This rug will be a great addition to the prepared environment in our classroom. By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, you will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.

Mrs. Pilipow
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kid Carpet FE732-45A Montessori Oval Nylon Area Rug, 7'6" x 12', Blue/Crème • Amazon Business $342.99 1 $342.99

Materials cost

$342.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$378.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.73

Total project goal

$444.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$444.86

7 Donors

-$203.19

Donations toward project cost

-$177.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.98

match offer

-$236.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$200.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

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$0.00

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